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Amitabh Bachchan has fans all over the world. An Indian-American fan of Big B installed a statue of him outside his house. Because of this statue, his house turned into a famous tourist attraction, which is now recognized by Google search. It is said that Rs 60 lakh was spent on this statue.
Indian-American businessman Gopi Seth installed a statue of Amitabh Bachchan in August 2022 outside his residence in Edison City, about 35 km south of Manhattan in New York.
While talking to PTI, Gopi Seth said- Due to Amitabh Bachchan's statue, our house has become one of the most popular places attracting tourists. After getting recognition by Google search, the number of people visiting this place is increasing daily. Every day 20 to 25 families from all over the world come here. They take 'selfies' with the statue and share them on social media platforms like 'Instagram' 'X'.
Gopi Sheth released a video of the statue and wrote – The statue of my idol Mr. Amitabh Bachchan has become a popular tourist attraction in New Jersey.
Let us tell you that Gopi Seth is a resident of Dahod in Gujarat. He went to America in 1990 and has settled there since then. For the last three decades, he has been running a website called Big B Extended Family based on Amitabh Bachchan. According to the report, Big B's statue was made in Rajasthan and from there it was sent to America. About 60 lakh rupees were spent on it.